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US Charges Three in Iran-Backed Effort to Assassinate Journalist

US prosecutors have charged three members of an Eastern European criminal organization which has ties to Iran's government with conspiring to assassinate a journalist and activist who is a US citizen, Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Friday. Rafat Amirov, Polad Omarov and Khalid Mehdiyev were charged with murder-for-hire and…

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Biden and Trump are both accused of mishandling classified documents – but there are key differences

When the US Department of Justice revealed on January 21 that its investigators had found classified materials in Joe Biden’s Delaware home, there was outrage – or, to be more accurate in most cases faux outrage – in Republican party circles. They wasted no time in demanding further investigation into…

The Conversation

Biden’s documents drama might not be ending anytime soon

President Joe Biden’s expectations for a quick resolution of a probe into his mishandling of classified documents have been dashed, as a steady drip of new developments has tied it into political knots.

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U.S. infiltrates big ransomware gang: ‘We hacked the hackers’

U.S. officials and foreign partners said the targeted syndicate, known as Hive, is among the world’s top five ransomware networks and has heavily targeted health care.

Chicago Sun-Times

NYC bike path killer convicted, could face the death penalty

An Islamic extremist who killed eight people with a speeding truck in a 2017 rampage on a popular New York City bike path has been convicted of federal charges and could face the death penalty

The Independent UK

US National Archives asks ex-presidents to check for classified papers

Ex-presidents and vice-presidents received letters on reviewing their personal records after Trump, Biden and Pence discoveries

The Guardian - US

FBI says it 'hacked the hackers' to shut down major ransomware group

The FBI spent months spying on the ransomware group Hive and secretly helped victims before shutting the entire operation down.

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US authorities seize servers for Hive ransomware group

‘We hacked the hackers,’ says deputy attorney general of group that has received over $100m in extortion payments from victims

The Guardian - US

FBI hacked hackers to bust $130m ransomware gang, Justice Department reveals

Bureau says its intervention saved more than 300 entities from having to pay ransom fees

The Independent UK

US shuts down major ransomware network Hive

US officials say Hive ransomware network extorted more than $100m from victims in more than 80 countries.

Al Jazeera

US infiltrates big ransomware gang: 'We hacked the hackers'

Attorney General Merrick Garland and other U.S. officials say the FBI has at least temporarily dismantled the network of a prolific ransomware gang it infiltrated last year, saving victims including hospitals and school districts a potential $130 million in ransom payments

The Independent UK

FBI shuts down the websites, servers behind prolific ransomware gang Hive

The U.S. government estimates that Hive has targeted more than 1,500 companies in over 80 countries.

Axios

Jail time and wrist slaps: US secrets probes boast messy history

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump, Joe Biden and now Mike Pence join a long line of U.S. officials investigated for mishandling classified material. A look at dozens of similar cases over decades shows that the Justice Department’s decision to press charges is rarely as simple as it might seem.

Tribune News Service

Pence discovery raises fresh questions over US handling of classified papers

Biden, Trump and Pence cases prompt calls to tighten government procedures as Republican congressman says ‘the process is broken’

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The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Comparing Trump, Biden, Pence classified papers

There are plenty of similarities — but also a major difference — among the classified-records situations of President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and Trump's vice president, Mike Pence

Reason

Does AG Garland Need to Appoint A Third Special Counsel To Investigate Potential-Presidential-Candidate Pence?

To maintain the appearance of neutrality, Garland may have to.

Al Jazeera

Classified documents discovered at ex-Vice President Pence’s home

Mike Pence, the former vice president under Donald Trump, is cooperating with the FBI to turn over classified materials.

The Independent UK

Legal, political strategy in letting FBI search Biden's home

President Joe Biden’s decision to allow the FBI to search his home in Delaware last week is laying him open to fresh negative attention and embarrassment following the discovery of classified documents at his home and former office

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Justice Department Finds 6 More Classified Documents From Biden's Wilmington Home

United States Justice Department conducted a 13-hour long, extensive search in President Joe Biden's home in Wilmington and seized six more classified documents. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Key dates in discovery of classified records tied to Biden

It was early last November when President Joe Biden's personal lawyers first came across Obama-Biden administration documents, including classified material, in an office that Biden had used in Washington after his time as vice president

Bangkok Post

6 more classified docs found in Justice Dept search of Biden home

WASHINGTON: Officials from the US Department of Justice found six more classified documents during a search of Joe Biden's family home in Delaware this week, the president's personal lawyer said in a statement Saturday.

Tribune News Service

DOJ officials find more classified documents at President Biden’s home

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department found six items containing classified information during a Friday search of President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, his personal lawyers said on Saturday.

WEKU

The FBI searched Biden's home and found more classified documents

President Biden's personal lawyers had already searched his Wilmington home for classified documents. The FBI did another search and found still more, some dating back to Biden's time in the Senate.

The Guardian - US

Biden, Trump and two very different classified document scandals, explained

At first glance, both presidents appear to have similarly bungled the handling of documents – but here’s how the two cases differ

Reason

Does the New York Constitution Require A Senate Vote For A Judicial Nominee?

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